Functionalized Halloysite Nanotubes as Potential Drug Carriers [PDF]
The aim of the work was to examine the possibility of using modified halloysite nanotubes as a gentamicin carrier and to determine the usefulness of the modification in terms of the effect on the amount of the drug attached, its release time, but also on
Ewa Stodolak-Zych +5 more
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Nickel Oxide Decorated Halloysite Nanotubes as Sulfur Host Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries [PDF]
Lithium–sulfur batteries with high energy density still confront many challenges, such as polysulfide dissolution, the large volume change of sulfur, and fast capacity fading in long‐term cycling.
Meltem Karaismailoglu Elibol +6 more
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Halloysite Nanotubes and Sepiolite for Health Applications. [PDF]
The need for safe, therapeutically effective, and patient-compliant drug delivery systems continuously leads researchers to design novel tools and strategies. Clay minerals are widely used in drug products both as excipients and active agents but, in recent years, there has been a growing interest in research aimed at the development of new organic or ...
Biddeci G +3 more
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Indocyanine Green-Loaded Halloysite Nanotubes as Photothermal Agents. [PDF]
Photothermal nanoparticles with light-to-heat conversion properties have gained interest in recent years and have been used in a variety of applications. Herein, indocyanine green (ICG), which is commonly employed as a photothermal agent suffering from low photostability, was loaded into halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) resulting in photothermal HNT-ICG ...
Demirel O, Gundogdu SO, Yuce S, Unal H.
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Stability of Halloysite, Imogolite, and Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Solvent Media [PDF]
Inorganic nanotubes are attracting the interest of many scientists and researchers, due to their excellent application potential in different fields. Among them, halloysite and imogolite, two naturally-occurring aluminosilicate mineral clays, as well as ...
Lorenzo Lisuzzo +5 more
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Halloysite nanotubes: Prospects in electrorheology
Electrorheological fluids based on polydimethylsiloxane filled with halloysite nanotubes were studied. The filler structure was characterized by TEM, SEM, and X-ray diffraction. When an electric field is applied to suspensions, their rheological behavior
N. M. Kuznetsov +6 more
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Surface Improvement of Halloysite Nanotubes [PDF]
A novel development on halloysite-polyvinyl alcohol (HNTs-PVA) nanocomposites has been conducted using malonic acid (MA) by crosslinking PVA and HNTs. PVA-MA crosslinking produces smooth surfaces, which play an important role in enhancing the properties ...
Tayser Sumer Gaaz +4 more
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Facile Fabrication of Uniform Polyaniline Nanotubes with Tubular Aluminosilicates as Templates [PDF]
The uniform polyaniline (PANI) nanotubes, with inner diameter, outer diameter, and tubular thickness of 40, 60, and 10 nm, respectively, were prepared successfully by using natural tubular aluminosilicates as templates.
Zhang Long, Liu Peng
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Stabilization of the Dispersed System of Halloysite Nanotubes for Silicate Constructional Material [PDF]
The stabilization of the dispersed system of halloysite nanotubes (HN) obtained by ultrasonic treatment (UST) in the aqueous medium of the stabilizers of sodium polynaphthalene methylene sulfonate stabilizers (S-3) and a synthetic compound based on ...
Lukuttsova Natalia +3 more
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Improving Engineering Properties of Soil for Highways Purposes by Halloysite Nanotubes [PDF]
This study investigates the stabilizing effects of Halloysite nanotubes on the geotechnical features of gypseous soil as a subgrade. The soil that was utilized for this study was collected from Ayn al-Tamr in Karbala City, southwest of Iraq, having an ...
Mukheef Itimad A. +2 more
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